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A Russian hacker has confessed, in court, to being hired by Russian state intelligence to hack the Democratic National Congressā computer systems in 2016.
Russian website The Bell, known for a generally critical stance towards President Vladimir Putin and the corruption under his rule, reported Monday that Konstantin Kozlovsky had testified to carrying out attacks at the request of state intelligence organs, notably the FSB (the KGB-successor for which Putin himself had worked in Soviet times).
The testimony is potentially explosive, as i... ...

A former employee of the United States National Security agency admitted Friday that he illegally stored classified documents from the agency that were subsequently stolen from his personal computer by Russian hackers. ...

The Associated Press has found that the FBI notified only a fraction of U.S. officials that their personal email accounts were being targeted by Russian hackers despite having evidence for at least a year that they were in the Kremlin's crosshairs ...

The Associated Press has found the FBI failed to notify scores of U.S. officials that Russian hackers were trying to break into their personal Gmail accounts _ despite having evidence for at least a year that the targets were in the Kremlin's crosshairs. ...

Remember the hacker who claimed to have breached FireEye late July this year?
That alleged hacker has been arrested and taken into custody Thursday by international law enforcement, FireEye CEO Kevin Mandia informed the media.
Late July, the hacker, whose name has not yet been disclosed, managed to hack the personal online accounts of a āSenior Threat Intelligence Analyst at Mandiantāa
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Facebook disclosed on Wednesday that about 20 million Americans may have seen Russian-backed content on Instagram as lawmakers questioned tech companies for a second day about Russiaās use of social media to influence the 2016 U.S. election.
The Senate Intelligence Committee questioned lawyers for Facebook, Twitter and Alphabetās Google as part of a broader investigation into possible Russian interference in last yearās election.
Facebook again received the bulk of scrutiny from lawmakers who expressed frustration with the worldās l... ...

Facebookās general counsel will testify on Nov. 1 before a U.S. House of Representatives panel investigating possible Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. election, the company said on Thursday.
Executives from Twitter
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and Alphabetās Google
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also were expected to appear at a public hearing before the House intelligence committee, but have not yet said who will represent them.
General counsel Colin Stretch will be the Facebook representat... ...

HP has revealed the new ZBook x2, a 2-in-1 hybrid aimed at creative types which the company claims is the āworldās most powerful detachable PCā.
The device is specifically targeted at artists and design professionals who use Adobeās heavyweight Creative Cloud apps, and is built around an Intel Core i7 (Kaby Lake) processor with Turbo up to 4.2GHz backed with up to 32GB of system RAM. The GPU is an Nvidia Quadro M620.
As for the display, the ZBook x2 runs with a 14-inch anti-glare touchscreen with a 4K resolution, and thereās an op... ...

Russian hackers working for the Russian government were able to target and steal valuable information and documents from the United States National Security Agency by using software made by Russia-based security firm Kaspersky Lab, the Wall Street Journal reported. ...

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Itās holiday 2017 time in the Pokemon GO universe, and weāre getting pumped up about the prospects. Today weāre running down what might be, what wonāt be, and what WILL be for certain during this most contradictory holiday session. The first element weāre going to talk about is a new Pokemon, one ready-made and perfect for a holiday event, complete ā¦ Continue reading
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It's been a big 2017 for the iPhone. Marking the 10th anniversary of the original iPhone, we were treated to not one, not two, but three new iPhones this year. As well as the usual annual iterative updates of the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus, the iPhone X became Apple's biggest, flashiest, fastest and, yes, priciest iPhone ever made.
You've come to the right place if you're looking to track down the very best deals on these new iPhones. TechRadar's handy price comparison tool allow you to search for the cheapest deals on all current iPhon... ...

This week is Cleantech Talkās Tesla Truck take. Anyone can offer a āhot takeā on current events, and darn near every media outlet did! But it takes a brave team (or just a very busy-with-other-work one!) to offer a ācold takeā weeks later. In our defense, we were trying to add something to CleanTechnicaās already-substantive coverage and reflections (e.g., this and this)
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Update: SenateĀ Republicans passed their overhaul tax bill on a 51-49 vote in the early hours of Saturday morning. Sources have since confirmed that the BEAT provision is included. The bill will now undergo reconciliation with the House bill. This story has been updated to reflect the latest developments.Ā
On Friday night, renewable trade organizations scrambled to turn around a provision in the Senate tax bill that would create a tax on equity investments for renewable e... ...